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Definition of Napoleonic wars
1. Noun. A series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815.
Terms within: Austerlitz, Battle Of Austerlitz, Borodino, Battle Of Hohenlinden, Hohenlinden, Battle Of Jena, Jena, Marengo, Battle Of Trafalgar, Trafalgar, Battle Of Wagram, Wagram, Battle Of Waterloo, Waterloo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Napoleonic Wars
Literary usage of Napoleonic wars
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens (1920)
"CHAPTER XII THE napoleonic wars [Continued] RISE OF NELSON THE IN the Mediterranean,
where the protection of commerce, the fate of Italy and all southern ..."
2. International Finance and Its Reorganization by Elisha Michael Friedman (1922)
"In the napoleonic wars the main quarrel was between Great Britain and France ...
In the napoleonic wars Great Britain by subsidies induced her "Levi, Leone, ..."
3. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"The tremendous waste of strength in the napoleonic wars reduced the world position
of the ... While all the Continent was paralyzed by the napoleonic wars, ..."
4. Terre Napoléon: A History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia by Ernest Scott (1910)
"... peace—Causes of this variation from the usual course of history—English and
French colonisation during the napoleonic wars—The height of the Napoleonic ..."
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